Stanford hosts No. 3 UCLA following Jaquez's 27-point game

Published Feb. 7, 2022 2:02 a.m. ET

Associated Press

UCLA Bruins (17-4, 8-3 Pac-12) at Stanford Cardinal (14-8, 7-5 Pac-12)

Stanford, California; Tuesday, 11 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: No. 3 UCLA faces the Stanford Cardinal after Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 27 points in UCLA's 87-84 overtime loss to the Arizona State Sun Devils.

The Cardinal are 10-2 in home games. Stanford is 5-1 in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Bruins are 8-3 against Pac-12 opponents. UCLA is 0-2 in one-possession games.

The teams meet for the 10th time in conference play this season. The Bruins won 66-43 in the last matchup on Jan. 30. Jules Bernard led the Bruins with 16 points, and Isa Silver led the Cardinal with eight points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Spencer Jones is shooting 35.1% from beyond the arc with 1.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Cardinal, while averaging 9.8 points. Ingram Harrison is shooting 37.5% and averaging 6.7 points over the past 10 games for Stanford.

Johnny Juzang is shooting 44.5% and averaging 16.1 points for the Bruins. Bernard is averaging 0.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for UCLA.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinal: 6-4, averaging 64.8 points, 34.4 rebounds, 12.6 assists, 6.5 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 40.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.6 points per game.

Bruins: 7-3, averaging 72.8 points, 32.0 rebounds, 12.0 assists, 8.4 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 43.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 64.6 points.

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